Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a solid rate of 2.6 per cent in the final three months of last year, helped by the fastest consumer spending since the spring of 2016 and a big rebound in home co...

WASHINGTON - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose 2.9 per cent in December, the fastest pace since June and another sign of strength for American industry, the Commerce Department said Frid...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctu...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfou...

OTTAWA - The overall annual pace of inflation slowed to 1.9 per cent in December as gains in the price of gasoline eased up, Statistics Canada said Friday. But economists said the economic strength la...

BEIRUT - A leading Lebanese talk show host has been summoned to court for making a joke at the expense of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Lebanon’s National News Agency re...

COPENHAGEN - Finland says it will lobby for the abolition of daylight saving time within the European Union after more than 70,000 Finns signed a petition last year. Anne Berner, Finland’s trans...

AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands’ spy service broke into the computers used by a powerful Russian hacking group and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National C...

EDMONTON - Tommy Banks, a renowned Edmonton jazz pianist and former senator, has died at the age of 81. His family issued a statement saying Banks died peacefully Thursday surrounded by family and sta...

MELBOURNE, Australia - A Canadian will play in a final at the Australian Open this weekend. Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Mate Pavic of Croatia won their mixed doubles semifinal early ...